Jerry Rhodes is the Assistant Football Coach of the Year for 2005 for District 9A.

"It is well deserved by Jerry Rhodes. He was very instrumental in the success that we had last football season," said Head Coach Keven Morehart, who nominated Rhodes last November.

Rhodes has been involved with football for approximately 34 years. His first position was as assistant football coach at the Presho High School in 1968. During his career, he has volunteered as offensive line, defensive line, or assistant coach for over 20 years.

Travelling to Presho on July 8th for the Badlands League "B" tournament, the Philip "B" baseball team came home with 1st place out of 6 teams. They defeated four teams in a row starting with the Kadoka 2 team, then Murdo, the Kadoka 1 team and winning the championship game against the Presho 1 team with a score of 2 to 0. Shown are: back row; assistant coach Travis Schnabel and Coach Brad Heltzel. Standing: Cheney Burns, Ryan VanTassel, Riley Engelbarth, Cassidy Schnabel, Riley Heltzel, Brayden Fitch, Tate DeJong and Diante Thorn.

Ken Standiford accepts his trophy from Oahe Speedway track owner Milton Morris after winning in the Pro Class on July 2, 2006. Trophies in the Pro Class are sponsored by the Gold Star Motel in Rapid City. (Photo by Marlin Roseland.)

Want to win $1,000? Then you will want to be at Oahe Speedway this weekend for the Pioneer Garage $1,000 Shootout on Saturday. The $1,000 Shootout is open to any car or bike and starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 29. If racing for a trophy is more of your style, then the Pioneer Garage Trophy Shootout is the race you want to enter. Trophies will be awarded to both the winner and runner-up in the Trophy Shootout. The Junior Dragsters will also be racing on Saturday in the Pioneer Garage Junior Dragster Shootout.

Two weeks of lying on an isolated tropical beach with an umbrella-covered drink and not doing a thing. For me, not a chance!

My idea of a vacation is doing something ... so many somethings that I need a vacation when I get back from vacation. I can lie around at home and get a drink (tea or otherwise) here in town. The only time I enjoy not doing something is when I'm avoiding it. A vacation should be what I don't do the rest of my work year. Some people (ladies, you know who you are) enjoy shopping.

God "allows" horrible things to happen for an even greater good! Some people simply write a thank-you note in gratitude for the efforts of support crews and firefighters. In this instance, (the Elm Springs, SD, fires) beginning with the annual Ronald Reagan Memorial picnic fire, there is a complex and intriguing tale to share.

A swather skimming a stone, then a dry lightning storm dancing across Pennington and Meade counties were the bic flickers to catalyze a local Armageddon of OOC's (out-of-control) wildfires.

This year's 54th annual Membership Meeting of Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd in Wall, will find the terms of two directors expiring on the Cooperative's 12-member board of directors.

Terms expiring will be those of Dale Guptill of Interior and Kenneth "Sonny" Zickrick, Jr. in District III.

The fourth annual Quad County Relay For Life event is scheduled for Friday, September 15. The next planning meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, in the Senechal lobby in Philip.

The meeting's main purpose is to update participants on the planned activities. All relay teams, or at least their representative, should attend. Any money already collected by current teams should be turned in at this meeting. Encouragement is given for more teams to be created from each and all involved communities.